PUBG: Battlegrounds
PUBG: Battlegrounds is the free-to-play battle royale from KRAFTON — Update 43.2 (Oct 14) brought a Bentley collab, a new co-op PvE mode and a Halloween season pass.
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Free on Steam, Epic, Xbox, PlayStation
Update 43.2 highlights
Live since October 14 (PC) / October 22 (console).
- PUBG x Bentley — three Special Vehicle Skins (Flying Spur Mulliner, Continental GTC Mulliner) plus Crafter Pass rewards and Bentley containers on starting islands.
- SLB: Dawnbreakers of Rondo — co-op PvE for up to 4 players vs waves of Hungers, built with People Can Fly.
- Event Pass: Dawnbreakers and Survivor Pass: The Villains run through early November.
- Message radial and marker quality-of-life improvements.
Getting started
- Download free on Steam, Epic, Xbox or PlayStation.
- Play Casual/Bot matches first to learn looting and the blue zone.
- Land medium-traffic: big cities teach combat but end runs fast.
- Use the training mode to set sensitivity before ranked.
FAQ
Is PUBG free?
Yes — the base game went free-to-play; passes and cosmetics are optional.
What is the Dawnbreakers mode?
A 4-player co-op PvE survival mode on Rondo — power generators and survive the night.
Minimum PC specs?
Roughly an i5/8GB/GTX 960 class machine; it is well optimized for mid-range PCs.